Inspiring Older Readers
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Riddle of the Sands posted on 17 Oct 2021
Erskine Childers wrote just one novel but lived a hell of a life – short though it turned out to be.
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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop posted on 13 Oct 2021
I’m a big fan of books about books – especially ones that deal with the whole rigmarole of book collecting and the joy of visiting bookshops.
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Rereading Herzog by Saul Bellow posted on 10 Oct 2021
Guest writer, Alun Severn returns to reading Saul Bellow "because his prose is glorious and ... funny."
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The Canterbury Tales – Modern or Middle? posted on 05 Oct 2021
I recently found a very fine two volume Folio Society 1961 edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales
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Cover Her Face posted on 03 Oct 2021
This debut novel, published in 1962, has become something of a legendary collectable with first editions in their dust jackets retailing...
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Darkness at Noon posted on 29 Sep 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn considers whether a new translation of Koestler's classic provides a valuable new dimension or loses the immediacy of the origi
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The Unbearable Bassington posted on 27 Sep 2021
Born in 1870, Hector Hugh Munro – who published under the pen name of ‘Saki’ – was killed in action during the First World War
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A Matter of Obscenity: The politics of censorship in modern Britain posted on 23 Sep 2021
Christopher Hilliard’s book is one of those rare things – an academically robust, research-rich, engagingly written page turner.
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Lemons and Violins: two books by Helena Attlee posted on 21 Sep 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn takes on a double-hander from Helena Attlee: The Land Where Lemons Grow and her latest book, Lev’s Violin.
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Flesh in the Age of Reason posted on 20 Sep 2021
It’s always a humbling privilege to read anything by the wonderful Roy Porter ...